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Tropical Depression PRISCILLA


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162013
800 PM PDT TUE OCT 15 2013
 
...PRISCILLA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 117.9W
ABOUT 630 MI...1015 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
PRISCILLA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.9
WEST. PRISCILLA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11
KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
PRISCILLA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
OR THURSDAY MORNING. 
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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